A guide to Goto’s church tours.

Their history dates back to the Edo period.
When the believers of Christianity of the time were persecuted by the Tokugawa Shogunate, they came to Goto seeking a place of
salvation. After surviving the dangerous boat journey,
they concealed their worship by moving to remote islands, and
built villages with their fellow believers. Their history survives
today in tangible form, and in order to convey the history of the
hidden Christians to the world, Nagasaki Prefecture is seeking
their registration as a world heritage site under the same
“Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Region.”
The unique culture formed and cultivated by the culture of Goto’s
hidden Christians is worth seeing.

マリア

The Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Region seeking world heritage status are comprised
of 12 properties both in Goto and throughout Nagasaki Prefecture.
Four of the constituent locations are in Goto, making it the focus of greatest interest.

01　Hara Castle Ruins

02　Villages and Sacred Sites of Hirado
　　(Kasuga Village and Yasumandake)

03　Villages and Sacred Sites of Hirado
　　(Nakaenoshima Island)

04　Sakitsu Village in Amakusa

05　Shitsu Village in Sotome

06　Ono Village in Sotome

07　Villages on Kuroshima Island

08　Village Ruins on Nozakijima Island

09　Villages on Kashiragashima Island

10　Villages on Hisakajima Island

11　Egami Village on Narushima Island
　　(Egami Church and Environs)

12　Oura Church

map Christian-related Sites in Goto

The Former Nokubi Church stands atop a low hill near the center of Nozakijima Island.
The brick church building was erected over a period of years by a poor community of
just 17 families of worshipers.

Former Nokubi Church

Kashiragashima Church

A wooden church was built in 1887, and the current stone
church was completed in 1919.
Stones quarried from the nearby islands were carried
by boat and set by the worshipers themselves.

Former Gorin Church Building

Hamawaki Church was moved and rebuilt as Gorin
Church in 1931. Some years later, plans were made
to tear down the timeworn old church and build a
new one, but thanks to calls to preserve this
important cultural property, it survives in its original
state today.

Egami Church

Egami Church was built on a hill cleared and leveled by the worshipers.
Though small in size, it is well-known in Japan as a classic example of a wooden church.

In addition to the facilities and buildingss which make up the Hidden Christian Sites
in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Region, there are more than 50 churches
in Goto which still portray the atmosphere of those times.

Former Nokubi Church

Kashiragashima Church

Egami Church

Former Gorin Church

01　Former Nokubi Church
02　Komeyama Church
03　Chuchi Church
04　Akabae Church
05　Ebukuro Church
06　Kozera Church
07　Omizu Church
08　Sone Church
09　Hiyamizu Church
10　Aosagaura Church
11　Maruo Church
12　Kashiragashima Church
13　Aokata Church

14　Oso Church
15　Atotsugi Church
16　Tainoura Church
17　Inoura Church
18　Yakezaki Church
19　Matenoura Church
20　Sanohara Church
21　Funakakushi Church
22　Nakanoura Church
23　Wakamatsu Oura Church
24　Hamakushi Church
25　Takaitabi Church
26　Fukumi Church

27　Kiri Church
28　Obira Church
29　Arifuki Church
30　Doinoura Church
31　Naru Church
32　Egami Church
33　Gorin Church
34　Former Gorin Church
35　Royanosako Martyr
　　Memorial Church
36　Gorin Church
37　Handomari Church
38　Miyahara Church
39　Dozaki Church

40　Uragashira Church
41　Mizunoura Church
42　Uchiori Church
43　Kusuhara Church
44　Miiraku Church
45　Saganoshima Church
46　Kaitsu Church
47　Fukue Church
48　Shigeshiki Church
49　Tamanoura Church
50　Imochiura Church

Departure Point ／ Fukoka-Hakata Port
Tour Cost ／ 49,800-52,800 JPY
Tour Length ／ 4 days, 2 nights
Sightseeing Locations ／ Nagasaki/Goto

Departs/Ends at Hakata Port

Pilgrimage guides at the sites dotting the Goto islands and
water taxis help to make getting around go smoothly.

● Course Departing Kamigoto

Goto Udon no Sato (7:30) = Aokata Bus Center (7:45) = Wakamatsu Port (8:30) ~ Christian Cave (No landing) ~ Narushima Island (9:20) = Egami Church (9:45) = Narushima Island (10:35) ~ Hisakajima Island - Former Gorin Church (10:50) ~ Fukue Port (11:45)

Tour Conditions

Minimum Participants: 2 persons; Tour Conductor; None; On-site Staff; None

Number of Meals Breakfast: 2 days, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 2 days

Notes: Length: 4 days, 2 nights
Details: Minimum Participants: 2 persons, Tour Conductor: None,
On-site Staff: None, Breakfast: 2 days, Dinner: 2 days
Other: Tour is on sale until 7 days before the departure date.
*If closed on the above date, the tour is on sale until the preceding business day.